![]() I combed the classifieds of the KC Star until I found a '66 Riviera that I could afford. A couple of months after that I got a promotion we had a need for a 2nd car. ![]() A few years after we were married my wife and I replaced our 1964 Buick Wildcat with a new 1973 Buick Century Luxus. So, I think that age has nothing to do with desire. ![]() On my birthday he told me that he'd reconsidered and that there was a '63 Riviera waiting for me in the garage. A gag actually, my dad had told me at the time I first saw the Riviera that it was "impractical" because it was missing two doors. I turned 16 the next February and got an AMT model of the Riviera for a birthday present. I saw the car and didn't think about how old I was or how old the designed market was. I found a new '63 Riviera under a car cover that was waiting for the opening date for the new car reveal. In the early fall of 1962, I was just past my 15-1/2 birthday when I was at the Buick dealership where my dad used to work. I guess you had to be there to really understand the way it was.Įdited by Buffalowed Bill (see edit history) The Riviera speaks for itself, and it's success is a testament to what it was. But still the T-Bird remained supreme. It took a very special car to challenge the cultural icon. The T-Bird was so ensconced as part of America's cultural mantra, that their market was untouchable. IMO, with the exception of the Chrysler 300, anyone who believes that believes any of the offerings from the lower GM marques, the Avanti, Plymouth Furry or anything else on the market, was a direct competitor, is just wrong. I knew absolutely nobody under fifty five years old who even looked at one, with the intent to buy. These were both old people's cars, both of which occupied their own market. Lack of disposable income not withstanding, the Riviera and the T-Bird were not even on my radar. I do wonder how many of folks comments come from, people who were old enough to have been of new car buying age? Well I was of age, twenty years old, full time student, worked full time and very draft-able. The guy had vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals. Well executed but a lot of Riviera "purist" shunned it. Sorry, I didn't get a picture of it but maybe another forum member did. 4 speed manual gear box, Pontiac steering wheel and seats, an iconic Pontiac grill, and all of the Pontiac emblems. A 1st generation Riviera that was a complete Pontiac package. Charles, IL a couple of years ago, there was a car there that gungeey would have loved. There's also a comfort in knowing the ins and outs of a certain mark of vehicle. They're generally not all hacked up.They are the better looking car. That car today in very good driver quality would be out of my price range as a hobby. Very good looking, notorious GM ride, lots of dashboard jewelry. If there was a time tunnel back to 65 my money would be on a Catalina 2+2/421 3x2 with close ratio 4speed and 4:11 gears, 8 lug wheels a/c and pwr windows (it was available as a convertible, too, but would get a hardtop) About the same money as the Riv. ![]()
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